Obviously, Pete Doherty’s temporary departure from society has really shaken up the English redtops, who don’t quite know what to do with themselves whilst Amy Winehouse is sleeping off the previous night’s bender. So, there is the rehashing of some old news of Pete’s blood paintings of himself, Kate Moss, and whatever else he fancies to scrawl with his trusty syringe. These tabloids speculate that Pete is selling off the paintings to pay his prison drug debts, and isn’t it such a tragedy that the so-called artist couldn’t make the gallery launch event? Whatever. This exhibit is actually a rehashed version of is an old “Bloodworks” showcase (we covered it in May 2007) that’s finally making its rounds to Paris.
In addition to the above sampler, you can see the entirety of the exhibit at the Bankrobber Museum of London website, where Doherty was showcased along such upstanding members of society as Damien Hirst.
Let’s see what else…. a correction comes today to our regretful participation in the Doherty eviction story, which we admittedly only published for the Photoshop factor. It seems that Doherty’s landlord, the Earl of Cardigan, denies evicting the wastrel from his rented home. Lord Cardigan emphatically stated, “I have not evicted him. You shouldn’t believe what you read in newspapers.” Natch.
Finally, Pete has allegedly been returning fan mail during his prison haze, and “die-hard fan” hopes to clear him of allegations of drug taking whilst in prison.
In his reply to one fan’s mail, Doherty writes, “All the best from The Scrubs. Tell ‘em I’m clean, countin! the days until the next freedom gig! Yours, Pete D.”
Hmm. Well, since this guy is a die-hard fan, he must be telling the truth. Oh, bullocks!
